May 21

Library Closed

The Library will be Closed

on Monday, May 27th

for Memorial Day.

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May 13

Father’s Day Picture Frame Craft

No matter how you punctuate it – Father’s Day is approaching!

Teens in grades 5-12 are invited to join us for an evening of crafting.

Make a custom frame out of recycled materials.

Perfect for Dad, Grandpa, Uncle, or that special guy in your life.

craft supplies

 

Thursday, June 13th           7 to 8 pm

Registration is required.  Call 203-262-0626 ext. 110.

Art in the Afternoon – June Sessions

Teens in grades 5-12 may register for the following sessions of

Art in the Afternoon.

 

 

Ukiyo-e Japanese Wave Painting

Learn the art of Japanese Ukiyo-e – “the floating world” – painting.

Monday, June 10th           4 to 5 pm

Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa2The Great Wave of Kanagawa (c. 1830) by Hokusai

 

Homemade Stained Glass

We’re making “stained glass” with waxed paper and markers.

Monday, June 24th           4 to 5 pm

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Registration is required for all programs.  Stop by or call 203-262-0626 ext. to register.

Great American Songbook

Back in Your Own Backyard: Simple Pleasures from the Great American Songbook

Performance by the Bales-Gitlin Band

Friday, May 31st @ 7pm in the Kingsley Room

Bales-Gitlin-Coulter Cabaret trio (196x200)

Register at the Reference Desk or call 203-262-0626 ext. 130

Kicking off the Adult Summer Program Series: Return to Simple Living @ Your Library

Teen Improv

Calling all aspiring thespians.

Have you got the acting bug?  We’ve got the cure!

Join us for an evening of improvisational style acting techniques in a small group setting.

Led by PHS student Chris Fernandes.

 

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The next sessions are:                                               Grades 5-12

Thursday, May 16th     6 to 7:30 pm                           Registration required

and                                                                                Stop by or call

Thursday, June 27th     6 to 7:30 pm                          203-262-0626 ext. 110

Apr 04

Public Fax Machine Now Available

A self-service public fax machine is available for use in the Reference Department. This is a pay service for out-going faxes only.

Patrons may use a credit or debit card. The fax machine service takes VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.  Domestic Charges are $1.50 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page.

Your card will be charged when your fax has been successfully transmitted. For any questions, contact the Reference Department at (203) 262-0626×130.fax

Kindles & Nooks

Kindles & Nooks can now be checked-out for 2 weeks!
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Patrons must be 18 years of age and a Southbury resident with a current library card to borrow a Kindle or Nook and agree to a Borrower’s Agreement before checking out an E-Reader.

For more information about what titles are available click here.

For more information about our Kindles & Nooks please stop by the Adult Circulation Desk.

Electricity Monitors

Electricity monitors are now available to Southbury residents with a current library card for a two week loan at the Southbury Library’s Adult Circulation Desk.

The monitors cannot be reserved or renewed.

Instructions on how to operate and how to calculate the cost of running an appliance are included with each monitor.  Click for more information

Assistance with the monitor will be available Fridays from 10am-12pm in the Reference Department.

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Information on Grief & Counseling

In response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School

a Crisis Hotline has been established:

Call:  203-270-4283
available 24/7 should you or anyone you know
need to talk to someone during this very difficult time.

Help Dealing with a Crisis
websites put together by the Librarians at
Healthnet: Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network.

 

 

Miss Heather’s Top Ten Teen Picks 2012

So many books, so little time.  There was a plethora a fantastic fiction published this year.

Here are my top ten picks for teens in grades 9 and up.

You don’t have to be a young adult to appreciate great YA literature!

Happy reading,

Miss Heather

Top Ten Teen Picks of 2012

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

 

 

 

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City–and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult–also known as “The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies.”

When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer–if he doesn’t catch her first.

 

Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing Hahn

The brutal murder of two teenage girls on the last day of Nora Cunningham’s junior year in high school throws Nora into turmoil. Her certainties—friendships, religion, her prudence, her resolve to find a boyfriend taller than she is—are shaken or cast off altogether. Most people in Elmgrove, Maryland, share the comforting conviction that Buddy Novak, who had every reason to want his ex-girlfriend dead, is responsible for the killings. Nora agrees at first, then begins to doubt Buddy’s guilt, and finally comes to believe him innocent—the lone dissenting voice in Elmgrove

 

 

The FitzOsbornes at War by Michelle Cooper

Sophie FitzOsborne and the royal family of Montmaray escaped their remote island home when the Nazis attacked. But as war breaks out in England and around the world, nowhere is safe. Sophie fills her journal with tales of a life during wartime. Blackouts and the Blitz. Dancing in nightclubs with soliders on leave. And endlessly waiting for news of her brother Toby, whose plane was shot down over enemy territory.

But even as bombs rain down on London, hope springs up, and love blooms for this most endearing princess. And when the Allies begin to drive their way across Europe, the FitzOsbornes take heart—maybe, just maybe, there will be a way to liberate Montmaray as well.

 

Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame

The prettiest people often have the ugliest secrets…

Eighteen-year-old Maggie Darlington has turned into an entirely different person. The once spirited teen is now passive and reserved. A change Lord and Lady Darlington can’t help but be grateful for.

It’s 1912, and the Darlingtons of Wentworth Hall have more than just the extensive grounds to maintain. As one of Britain’s most elite families, they need to keep up appearances that things are as they have always been…even as their carefully constructed faÇade rapidly comes undone.

Maggie has a secret. And she’s not the only one…the handsome groom Michael, the beautiful new French nanny Therese, the Darlingtons’ teenage houseguests Teddy and Jessica, and even Maggie’s younger sister Lila are all hiding something. Passion, betrayal, heartache, and whispered declarations of love take place under the Darlingtons’ massive roof. And one of these secrets has the power to ruin the Darlingtons forever.

When scandalous satires start appearing in the newspaper with details that closely mirror the lives of the Darlingtons, everyone is looking over their shoulder, worrying their scandal will be

 

Lexapros and Cons by Aaron Karo

Chuck Taylor’s OCD has rendered him a high school outcast. His endless routines and habitual hand washing threaten to scare away both his closest friend and the amazing new girl in town. Sure he happens to share the name of the icon behind the coolest sneakers in the world, but even Chuck knows his bizarre system of wearing different color “Cons” depending on his mood is completely crazy.

 

The List by Siobhan Vivian

It happens every year. A list is posted, and one girl from each grade is chosen as the prettiest, and another is chosen as the ugliest. Nobody knows who makes the list. It almost doesn’t matter. The damage is done the minute it goes up.

This is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, “pretty” and “ugly.” And it’s also the story of how we see ourselves, and how other people see us, and the tangled connection of the two.

 

All You Never Wanted by Adele Griffin

With my eyes closed and Alex’s core friends all around me, it was like I’d become my big sister, or something just as good. And so who cared if they were calling it Alex’s party? One thing I knew: it would be remembered as mine.

Alex has it all—brains, beauty, popularity, and a dangerously hot boyfriend. Her little sister Thea wants it all, and she’s stepped up her game to get it. Even if it means spinning the truth to win the attention she deserves. Even if it means uncovering a shocking secret her older sister never wanted to share. Even if it means crying wolf.

 

Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

When Cora and her younger sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their elderly aunt in the isolated village of Byers Guerdon, they receive a less-than-warm welcome. Auntie Ida is eccentric and rigid, and the girls are desperate to go back to London. But what they don’t know is that their aunt’s life was devastated the last time two young sisters were at Guerdon Hall, and she is determined to protect her nieces from an evil that has lain hidden for years. Along with Roger and Peter, two village boys, Cora must uncover the horrifying truth that has held Bryers Guerdon in its dark grip for centuries — before it’s too late for little Mimi. Riveting and intensely atmospheric, this stunning debut will hold readers in its spell long after the last page is turned.

 

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them-not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.
His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all-family money, good looks, devoted friends-but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys.

 

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